Jedi, Sith, and Wookies! But, also, Gungans, Ewoks, and Rathtars. Gabriel Ricard endured the Star Wars marathon, watching all films in the series on the big screen, leading up to the newest film, The Force Awakens. He returns, (mostly) unscathed, to tell the gripping tale.
An all-star cast takes on a true story of the financial collapse in The Big Short. Review by Ryan Roach.
The galaxy far, far away returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which continues the story of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa, while introducing new characters to the universe. After all these years, and all this hype, can the film possibly live up to expectations? Matthew Guerruckey reviews the first installment in the Disney era of Star Wars.
Juese Cutler reviews The World of Kanako, "an oppressive movie with no relief".
Juese Cutler reviews the holiday horror movie Krampus.
As our year-long Star Wars series continues, and the release Star Wars: The Force Awakens draws nearer, the Drunk Monkeys Film Department gets together to discuss the film series and its impact on film history, and what the franchise might look like without its creator, George Lucas.
When everything is the end of the world, how do blockbusters keep from becoming numbing or repetitive? By keeping the stakes personal. Donald McCarthy gives some advice for the makers of the next generation of blockbusters on how to avoid a bloated, boring climax.
Michael B. Jordan shines in Creed, the latest installment of the Rocky franchise, and the best since the 1976 original.
Gabriel Ricard looks ahead to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and back to one of the most underrated Hitchock movies in his latest Captain Canada column.
Reviews: Mr. Holmes (2015), A Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2012), Masculin Féminin (1966), Spellbound (1945), Pixels (2015).
Gabriel Ricard gives thanks for one of the few great Thanksgiving movies, the John Hughes classic Planes, Trains, and Automobiles starring John Candy and Steve Martin.
Join us for our live-tweet of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles on Monday, November 30th at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific. Follow along with the hashtag #dmmovies